Views of k'ung Ling T'an (The devil's gate) and attempts made for

oblong folio, with 50 tipped-in photographs. Presentation copy 'to: Mr. B M Barry, in token of happy co-operation in a common endeavour...for the first improvement of the Upper Yangtze River, with compliments from K'ung Ling T'an conservancy commission, Chungking, July 1933', with gilt-lettered silk-covered boards, POSSIBLY A UNIQUE VOLUME, oblong folio, with 50 tipped-in photographs. Presentation copy 'to: Mr. B M Barry, in token of happy co-operation in a common endeavour...for the first improvement of the Upper Yangtze River, with compliments from K'ung Ling T'an conservancy commission, Chungking, July 1933', with gilt-lettered silk-covered boards, POSSIBLY A UNIQUE VOLUME made specially for this presentation, plus a pamphlet: 'Notice to Mariners, upper Yangtze river No. 134, New system of marking channels, dangers, etc., to be introduced', Ichang and Chungking districts, 8 pages with coloured illustrations, loosely inserted, made specially for this presentation, plus a pamphlet: 'Notice to Mariners, upper Yangtze river No. 134, New system of marking channels, dangers, etc., to be introduced', Ichang and Chungking districts, 8 pages with coloured illustrations, loosely inserted, (2), album 27 x 37cm, Brought back from China in the 1940s by the vendor’s grandfather, an early British trader in China involved in opening the Yangtze River to boat traffic and trade, and a trader in pure-bristle brushes; thence by descent. Condition Report, Condition Report, This lot does not have a condition report, if you would like further information, please click the 'Request A Condition Report’ button below. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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